The body
of a missing American soldier was found floating in the Euphrates River
today. Another nine American servicemembers were also killed in separate
events. So far, 81 U.S. servicemembers have been killed during May making
it one of the deadliest months since the early days of the war. Iraqis fared no
better with at least 127 Iraqis being killed or found dead and 98 Iraqis
being wounded in violent events.

Iraqi police found a partially clothed
body today in the Euphrates
River near Mussayab. According
to the family of a missing soldier, the U.S. military reported to them that the
body belonged to their family member. On May 12th, an American patrol
was ambushed in the "triangle of death." Four soldiers and an Iraqi
translator were killed during the attack, while three other soldiers went missing.
Another
pair of bodies was later found in the Euphrates, but those remain unconfirmed.

A 17-year-old suicide
bomber blew himself up in the Anbar province home of two Sunni brothers,
who opposed al-Qaeda. Ten people
were killed, including the men, their wives and their children. The men were
part of the Anbar Salvation Council.